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8.1.3 Fishing crafts of backwaters
1. Dugout canoe, Catamaran and Outrigger canoe – Used in backwaters and estuaries of Kerala, Orissa and Tamilnadu. 2. Shoedhoni – Used in estuaries near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh; shoe shaped; length about 10 m; wide flat forward and narrow aft with a transom stern (Fishing platform) 3. Plank built flat bottom boat (without keel) – used in Chilka lake |
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